Telegram-herald., 1887-04-03


ulati0i shat reported e.fH nAlssf
ptes psloas la rne dak That ls ffohibi
nen in Aaa-ss snt aunag tAv sauli.e Sn
ihefe the People wto i4Yofs,i IL eRpscsel
ihe same fS.afts that talSe who advocate
tle aasndnisH. sn Aiehiszn hop~ 10
achieve dsN cis1ppo.niesl leY we're
wen ihey louna instead every m5n
licensed I'D - a ihe Nnsssy business Siih'
pnt ne state SllnifsHg 4 Ceiit 81 revenue.
Another fact that goes io SHOW iAai pg0hlia-
ii0n DOES aoi a. omplish Wast as cham
pi0n, preach IS The statement ibat ET.
favor. ihe great Kentucky distiler made
@ nle aud tbst i, that sinCs tle passage ~
The sempeFaacs ave "a Kansas saa Iowa
h4s business bad not decreased = dollar Ia
those siates
There j. peculiar individual Who makes
his headquarters around ihe city building.
some cali him John Beisnsps mascolie.
There Is L uy ,iery about his iile and oceu
patton that even the discreet oliice holders
are unable 10 psnetiaie. lie spends mosi oi
his time "a the C.ty Clerk o,hcs lie l. a
respectable loileier. aud is neatly clothed.
His addre~s Indicates that his YQuihful days
were passed. amOns refined aud Intelligent
associations. Genial and social in itmpeT4-
meat he has baled al who have tried 90
penetrate the soul OF his mysiery which
seems % helhe past. well-knoWn 0ii-
ciai said Yesterday that al he ever learned
about him wAs lhat he came here from
Baltimore hye years ago. ana has lived
sOmewh here in this y,ci1ltv ever since. lie
SAYS his name is T. Thomas Clarke. lie
WAS educated for the ministry and Is we'll
read aud most brilliant and ilgent con
yersaiionalis,. lie is a great reader oi news
paper never misses "A ward caucus. ses-
sion OF the Common Couuel and takes snch
an interest in fusion convention
wrsngles. that hc usurps the privilege
| OF the delegates and tys 10
| get the Oor snd tell them the way Out OF
| their difficulties only 10 be lnierru{ ted hy
the chairman with the admoniiiOn that II
| he inier.crcs again, the patrol wagon Will
| be summoned Clarke has become an OBJ
| iect OF inquiry apong those who frequent
| The building, bat no one knows where he
eats or sleeps-and probably very lev care.
| lie has "A Nife aud child ia Baltimore and
| there are hints that a bighted hope, "A
/ rnined home. "A disappointed love aud
| broken heart are the elements Of his mys-
tery.
L consider DR.. c. B. Smith the Henry
| Wa Beecher OF this city, remarked a
| business man Yesterday. Twenty
years ago when DIR. Smith was IN the pull
| pit here his cnurch used 10 be crowded 10
| lh- sidewalk. The doctor was fearless in
the expression OF what he thought was
| right and equally relentless in his denun-
cHii0n OF wrong. tie was the hrst man
among the ministers in Grand Rapids 10
come ont Al the great issue between the
| North and South and boldly declare for The
| Union. In was an eloquent effort. and was
| electric in its effect upon the tben excited
| people oil this section of the State. | shall
not forget one expression he used in one OF
| his sermons about that time. lie said that
- IL
| between Heaven and hell, loaded with Cop
perheads. he wouid cOnsiies IL a Divine
| Blessing II he we're allowed 70 grasp knife
| and cnt II loose or words 10 that effect.
| Speaking abou. the venerable doctor. he
| Las the sympathy OF The newspaper men in
| the cIy. J1is is Dut natural. Tor be was
once an editor; bui he seems 10 esteem the
craft and appreciate The difficulties with
which they ere compelled 20 face. lie Is
| especially accommodating 20 reporters and
treats them with such cordianty that ne
wlns their respect and admiration 81 The
| first meeting. The doctor is 3 valuable man
/ - meet for he always has pleasant iOke
an encouraging word and before Iariing vol
J unieers some advice that is practicable and
! sensible.
Prohibition, pro and con. was al
| luded 10 by most everybody yes
|
| 30 men say s0meiling Al are try
ing 10 forecast results II the amendment
passes Said uns gentleman p y GA vii see
an smosIf of bum boats on Grand river
/ IL that ibing passes lou know il Is a
! nsyigable stream under The control ~ ibe
/ government. and ~ person will nave -
do a. 70 into tie liquor business viii
be 10 gct boat. anChos t on
the river. secure a So government liquor
] raIf e.
ana ~ into business. here will b~ p,entv
of r5ui setitIan fop. The river wiA 80 igli
81 sai0ou business ami tAr ~iais vii De
! lsawe ess in inteEsrf. aua The popular
I saiulaiiOn Among gentlemen ~iil be. LEI >
| 20 over fo the boaf Tee gceileaan saii
l ~ had Em5sf cons 3ersii0n scheme -
/ Aeiia iafg. SOW aui ie-s'e healiHs beer
I rslien - sbare tie sEtl Street bridge.
/ I8ere Hfil ha fao1ey in o. Won 3
Grand l,apias sppea- mHFags. tiaa
faen 0ifh hundred or mo.e ferys
! Gliding tween fae b1sn boats sao fhe
/ s1o -fIh ge. pos oHfon wi prot ost.
/ Aaot1ef eaDifalsf asnsi waT. sal hs
would s.sft coupe ~ filag stores "a 9 re-
/ fai whisky fef taerhauieai sad Be.iics.
! purposes Th1s in thr vee face o lhs
amendment asinr defeated rien hatc esletl-
/ ssei how 20 successfully ,ie.ea. g.
Waeer U.stman Dropped iafo lhe Green
h1 ite convention Aeiufr34r .ghs Es.
! i.ssrre fhe H1af Wfeu s-1rerafs ERE s1o-
fss.sel fn taau. sa4 rrsetfng ilis a.a fr-raa
fa - SOD cordially entertained q e7fsrIt
~ eDts eilh iaaug so-ie. sisI
n~Fer il-..i saij Il Eoa sr ths Hfs. 81 es
me. Buftpa ihs Eepgtiieag sfsfs csn.
Fenf q Tss l ses-iaa - filt CITY. Rad faf
fres has iast heari Jf Tee t,at II Ion
tten zso wss eAadIosfe 20 t+seafe
sf-.sfze fu fhe &efsg1ai etF4FerIlrr aH